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Mount Lola is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California. Its summit, located north of Donner Pass and Interstate 80, is the highest point in Nevada County.[2] It is also the highest point in the Sierra Nevada north of Interstate 80. A subsidiary peak 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north of the main summit is highest point in Sierra County at 8,848 feet (2,697 m) NAVD 88.[5]

Mount Lola
Mount Lola
Location in Northern California
Highest point
Elevation9,147 ft (2,788 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence2,068 ft (630 m)[2]
Listing
Coordinates39°25′59″N 120°21′54″W[4]
Geography
LocationNevada County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Independence Lake
Climbing
Easiest routeSimple scramble, class 1[3]

The area receives copious snowfall during the winter because of its high elevation.[6]

The Mount Lola is named for Lola Montez, a famous resident of Nevada County, who lived in Grass Valley in the 1850s.[7]

Lola Montez, 1847.
Lola Montez, 1847.

See also



References


  1. "Mount Lola 2 1963". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  2. "Mount Lola, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  3. "Tahoe OGUL Peaks List". Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  4. "Mount Lola". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  5. "Mount Lola–North Ridge Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  6. "Subsection M261Ej - Tahoe - Truckee". U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  7. "Home of Lola Montez". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2014-01-22.



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